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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Yahoo is reporting that the American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently named the top 150 architectural works across the United States in conjunction with their 150th anniversary in 2007. The top sites were chosen from a preselected list of 248 structures in a poll conducted by market researcher Harris Interactive on behalf of the AIA.

Here are 13 minus 3 of the top architectural works from the American Institute of Architects’ list:

39 comments:

Ok, I realize some of the text and pictures are "off". I'm fairly sure it has something to do with the code. I attempted to fix it 5 times, before saying "enough". Be nice to me....I've had a hard week.

Hey, if you can't figure out which picture goes with which building, there's a problem (okay, or maybe you're not American. I'll give you that one). The only one I don't think I've seen before is the Vanderbilt mansion. I just might need to see more of it...

I didn't know about 3,8 and 10!! But, than there is the fact I suck in American History, and than so, in the important building history!!(should have take a american history class in university!!)My tt are up

I have seen 4 of them, but for me the city where you see the most beautiful architectural work is Chicago ! It is internationally known by architects and there is also a very famous school. I loved these old skyscrapers with gold ornaments and anyway I found this city very nice.

Well, I've been to all of them on tour! I think the US Capitol should have been higher on the list; it's one of the most recognizable buildings in the world.

Now it's time for you to give me a break, I'm having trouble with html on this. The link that will eventually list these sites is the AIA America's Favorite. They haven't updated their own site:http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/0202/0202n_afa150.cfm

There is another interesting vote which is the, 7 New Wonders of the World. One can vote on these and the announcement will be in Brussels on 07/07/07!

I agree, everyone should be able to figure out each picture. Living in the DC area, I have seen most of these. One of the most moving is the Vietman memorial. I have seen it many times and it just really touches me. Hubby works across the stree from the Capitol, so that is no big deal to us. haha

What a great list. All of these buildings are amazing. The Biltmore Estate is absolutely unbelievable. I have doing some genealogical research and have discovered my husband is related to the Vanderbilts!! I think we should go the the Estate and take our rightful place...don't you???Thanks for coming by my T13.

I went through the Biltmore estate a few summers ago, which was truly breathtaking. This is a great post, one I'd also like to share with my students. It's easy to see why many of them have been featured in films, isn't it?